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Harlandale in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
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Indian Quarters
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Habitaciones de los Indios

 
 
Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
1. Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios Marker
Inscription. In the early years, mission Indians lived in small detached houses called jacales. In 1755, eighty-four of these jacales lined "streets" in what is today the plaza. But after 1768, as conflicts with Apaches and Comanches increased, the mission was enclosed. Indians began living in rooms along the walls, similar to those seen today.

Mission Indians received rations of food and other necessities, but were responsible for preparing meals and performing household duties themselves.

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En los primeros años, los indios de las misiónes vivían en pequeños jacales. En 1755, ochenta y cuatro de estos jacales delineaban las « calles » en lo que es hoy la plaza. Pero después de 1768, al aumentar los conflictos con los apaches y comanches, la misión fue rodeada por una muralla. Los indios comenzaron a vivir en habitaciones construidas a lo largo de las murallas, similares a las que hoy se ven.

Los indios de la misiones recibían reciones de comida y otras necesidades pero eran responsables de preparar sus comidas y hacerse cargo de sus faenas caseras.
 
Erected by National Park Service.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndigenous Peoples and Communities
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Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.
 
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 29° 21.695′ N, 98° 28.862′ W. Marker was in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It was in Harlandale. It could be reached from San Jose Drive. Marker is inside the Mission San Jose compound, part of the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 2202 Roosevelt Avenue, San Antonio TX 78210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in South Texas. It was also in the American South. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Mission San José / La Misión de San José (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Native Quarters / Los curatos de los indígenas (about 400 feet away); The Church / La iglesia (about 500 feet away); Royal Roads / El Camino Real (about 500 feet away); Rose Window / La ventana Rosa (about 500 feet away); Covento (about 500 feet away); Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús (about 600 feet away); San Antonio Missions / Las misiones de San Antonio (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Rose Window / Ventana de Rosa (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near
Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
2. Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios and Marker
it); The Convento / El convento (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Mission Road / El Camino de las Misiones (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Also see . . .  San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. (Submitted on July 7, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
3. Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios Marker
Mission San Jose chapel in distant background.
Drawing on Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
4. Drawing on Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios
Drawing on Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
5. Drawing on Indian Quarters / Habitaciones de los Indios
Mission San Jose Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 29, 2010
6. Mission San Jose Site Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,559 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 7, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.   6. submitted on August 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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